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Mindful conservatism : rethinking the ideological and educational basis of an ecologically sustainable future / C.A. Bowers.
LIBRA GE170 .B69 2003
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bowers, C. A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Environmental policy.
- Environmental education.
- Sustainable development.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 193 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham. Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003]
- Summary:
- Mindful Conservatism examines how the misuse of our political vocabulary contributes to governmental, corporate, and educational policies that degrade the Earth's natural systems, and suggests ways to overcome this linguistic confusion to help recognize the fundamental connections between communities, sustainability, and the conservation of the world's diverse cultures. Visit our website for sample chapters!
- Contents:
- 1 The Classical Liberal Agenda of Today's "Conservatives" 19
- 2 The Wise Use Movement and Other Liberals Who Parade as Conservatives 45
- 3 What Do Futuristic-Thinking Scientists Want to Conserve? 67
- 4 Linguistic and Biological Diversity: Another Argument against Globalization 91
- 5 The Practice of Mindful Conservatism 115
- 6 Educating for a Sustainable Future 137.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742533204
- 0742533212
- OCLC:
- 51985022
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